2 Jesus Christ is God's ONLY solution for the removal of man's sin. Only through him can we know and apply His love and plan for our lives. HE DIED IN OUR PLACE The Birth of Jesus Jesus is the only person in history to come into the world after creation who does not have a father. While Mary was still unmarried (no man touched her) the word of God's Spirit was left with her. While God's word was still being explained by the prophets, as a person He came in a living body to save the human race. For this reason Jesus, who is God's glory, Spirit and Word, is metaphorically known as God's Son. "How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?" The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God." (Luke 1:34-35) THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB Because of his love for God and for His command, Abraham was going to sacrifice his only son to God. This is the beginning of the teaching of what Jesus was going to do in the future for us. In order to save us from the burden of sin, God the Most High gave up His only Son for us, just as His Word said He would. In this way, the word of salvation came to us. The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29) "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8) HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD "Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve" (1 Corinthians 15:3-6). HE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GOD "Jesus answered, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6). "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16) It is not enough just to know these three rules... Ýsa Mesih insanýn günahýný ortadan kaldýrmak için Tanrý'nýn saðladýðý TEK çaredir. Ancak o'nun ile Tanrý'nýn sevgisini ve yaþamýmýz için olan planýný bilebilir ve uygulayabiliriz. O BÝZÝM YERÝMÝZE ÖLDÜ Hz. Ýsa nýn Doðumu; Ýsa Mesih yaradýlýþ sonrasý insanlýk tarihinde babasýz olarak dünyaya gelen tek kiþidir. Hz. Meryem'e hiçbir erkek eli deðmemiþken Tanrý'nýn Ruhu sözünü ona býrakmýþtýr. Ýþte Tanrý Sözü peygamberler aracýlýðý ile açýklanýrken bu kez bütün insanlýðý kurtarmak için bir insan bedeninde diri olarak dünyaya gelmiþtir. Ýþte bu nedenle Tanrý'nýn Nuru, Ruhu ve Sözü olan Ýsa Mesih mecaz anlamda Tanrý Oðlu olarak isimlendirilmiþtir. "Meryem meleðe, "Bu nasýl olur, ben erkeðe varmadým ki?" dedi. Melek ona þöyle dedi: "Kutsal Ruh senin üzerine gelecek, en yüce Olan'ýn gücü üstüne gölge salacak. Bunun için doðacak olana kutsal, Tanrý Oðlu denecek." (Luka 1:34-35) KURBAN KUZUSU Hz. Ýbrahim Tanrý'ya olan sevgisi ve sözünden ötürü biricik oðlunu kurban ediyordu. Bu ileride ÝSA MESÝH'in bizim için yapacaðýnýn öðretilmeye baþlanmasý demekti. Yüce Tanrýmýz bütün insanlýðý günah yükü altýndan kurtarmak için kendi sözü ÝSA MESÝH'i bize önceden bildirdiði gibi kurban kuzusu olarak sunmuþtur. Böylelikle bize olan kurtarýþ sözünü yerine getirmiþtir. "Yahya ertesi gün Ýsa'nýn kendine doðru geldiðini görünce þöyle dedi. Ýþte dünyanýn günahýný ortadan kaldýran Tanrý Kuzusu!" (Yuhanna 1:29) "Tanrý bize olan sevgisini þununla kanýtlýyor: Biz daha günahkarken Mesih bizim için öldü." (Romalýlar: 5:8) ÖLÜMDEN DÝRÝLDÝ "Mesih, günahlarýmýza karþýlýk öldü, gömüldü ve Kutsal Yazýlar uyarýnca dirildi. Kifas'a ve Onikilere göründü." (1. Korintliler 15:3-6) TANRI'Y ANRI'YA GÝDEN TEK YOL "Hz. Ýsa ona "YOL, GERÇEK ve YAÞAM ben'im dedi." (Yuhanna 14:6) "Çünkü Tanrý dünyayý öyle sevdi ki, biricik oðlunu verdi, öyle ki O'na iman edenlerin hiçbiri mahvolmasýn, ama hepsi sonsuz yaþama kavuþsun." (Yuhanna 3:16) YALNIZ BU ÜÇ KURALI BÝLMEK YETMÝYOR. Turkish/English Edition- Page 2

4 NOW YOU CAN BY FAITH ASK JESUS INTO YOUR LIFE (Prayer is talking to God) God knows your heart and is interested in it more than your words. The prayer below is an example of how you can invite Jesus into your life by faith. "Dear Lord, I need you. Because of your love for me, you gave yourself as a sacrifice to pay for my sins. Because of this I want to give you eternal thanks. Now I want to open the door of my heart to you and accept you as my Lord and Saviour. I want to thank you because you have forgiven my sins and given me eternal life. Take control of my life and make me the kind of person you want me to be. Amen." Does this prayer express the desires of your heart? If it does, you can invite Jesus into your life right now with this prayer. Because He promised, He will come into your life right this moment. HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THAT JESUS IS IN YOUR LIFE? When you prayed did you really receive Jesus into your life? According to the word that Jesus has given in Revelation 3:20, where is He now? He says He will come into your life. If He says it, will He lie? In relation to Jesus coming into your life, on what do you base the answering of your prayer? (By relying on God and His word. In other words, God keeps His word). ÝSA MESÝH'Ý ÞÝMDÝ ÝMAN ÝLE DUA EDEREK YAÞAMINIZA ALABÝLÝRSÝNÝZ (Dua Tanrý ile konuþmaktýr) Tanrý kalbinizi biliyor ve kalbinize olduðu kadar sözlerinize önem vermiyor. Aþaðýdaki dua, önerileri niteliðinde Ýsa Mesih'i yaþamýnýza çaðýrmanýz için bir iman duasýdýr. "Sevgili Rabbim, sana gereksinimim var.. Çünkü Sen bana olan sevginden ötürü benim günahlarýmýn karþýlýðý olarak kendini kurban olarak sundun. Bu nedenle sana sonsuz teþekkürler sunarým. Þimdi kalbimin kapýsýný sana açýyor ve Seni Kurtarýcým ve Rabbim olarak kabul ediyorum. Günahlarýmý baðýþlayýp bana sonsuz yaþam sunduðun için çok teþekkür ederim. Yaþamýmýn yönetimini benden al ve beni kendi istediðin gibi bir kiþi yap." AMÝN Bu dua kalbinizin arzusunu dile getiriyor mu? Eðer dile getiriyorsa þimdi hemen bu þekilde bir dua ile ÝSA MESÝH'i yaþamýnýza çaðýrabilirsiniz. Ýsa Mesih söz verdiði gibi o an da yaþamýnýza gelecektir. ÝSA MESÝH'ÝN YAÞAMINIZDA OLDUÐUNU NASIL BÝLEBÝLÝRSÝNÝZ? Dua ettiðinizde gerçekten ÝSA MESÝH'i yaþamýnýza kabul ettiniz mi? Ýsa Mesih Esinleme 3:20'de verdiði söze göre sizinle iliþki amacý ile þimdi nerede? Ýsa'nýn yaþamýnýza geleceðini söylüyor. Eðer o söylüyorsa yalan olabilir mi? Ýsa'nýn yaþamýnýza gelmesi konusunda neye dayanarak duanýzýn cevaplandýðýný söylüyorsunuz? (Tanrý'nýn kendisine ve sözünün güvenilirliðine dayanarak, baþka bir deyiþle Tanrý verdiði sözünü tutar.) THE BIBLE PROMISES LIFE TO THOSE WHO ACCEPT JESUS "And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:11-13). Continually thank God that Jesus is in your life and that He will never leave you. "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5) On the basis of His word you can know that Jesus is in your life the moment you invite Him in and that He has given you eternal life. Never forget that God will never deceive us. An important reminder... KUTSAL KÝTAP ÝSA'YI KABUL EDENE YAÞAM SÖZÜ VERÝYOR. "Tanrý'nýn tanýklýðý da size sonsuz yaþam vermesidir. Bu yaþam O'nun Oðlundadýr. Kendisinde Tanrý'nýn Oðlu bulunanda yaþam vardýr. Kendisinde Tanrý'nýn Oðlu bulunmayanda sonsuz yaþam yoktur. Ben bunlarý Tanrý'nýn Oðlunun adýna iman eden sizlere sonsuz yaþama sahip olduðunuzu bilesiniz diye yazdým." (1. Yuhanna 5:11-13) Ýsa Mesih'in yaþamýnýzda olduðu ve sizi hiçbir zaman terketmeyeceði konusunda Tanrý'ya sürekli olarak teþekkür edin. "Seni asla terk etmem, seni asla býrakmam." (Ýbraniler 13:5) O'nun sözünün doðrultusunda Mesih'in sizde yaþadýðýný` ve daha O'nu davet ettiðiniz an da size sonsuz yaþam verdiðini bilebilirsiniz. Unutmayýn Tanrý bizi hiçbir zaman aldatmaz. Önemli bir uyarý... Turkish/English Edition- Page 4

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